The Briefing Moves to block US execution livestream + Can we rein in rogue AI agents?
Oct 12, 2026
Kate Chaney, Independent MP for Curtin and a parliamentary AI committee member, discusses Australia’s response to rogue AI agents. They explore calls for $100 million in annual AI safety funding, mandatory incident reporting, job disruption, and rules for data centres. The conversation also touches on Australia’s opposition to livestreaming a US execution, rising petrol prices, and a school screen-use trial.
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Execution Livestream Tests Australia’s Censorship Rules
- Australia can use existing online-safety powers to block execution footage, but politicians worry that enforcement could become internet censorship.
- The debate reflects an inconsistency between strict broadcast standards and looser expectations for livestreamed social-media content.
Carman Denies Murder In Emotional Thai Trial
- Simon Carman accepted concealing a corpse charges in Thailand but denied murdering 17-year-old Tan Chanok Don Homla.
- In court, he claimed she held a knife to his throat and said she was responsible for her own death.
Ticehurst Case Changed New South Wales Bail Rules
- Molly Ticehurst’s murder exposed how bail decisions can magnify domestic-violence risks.
- Her case helped drive New South Wales reforms requiring alleged domestic-violence offenders to justify bail and released offenders to wear electronic monitors.